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Ariel Helwani has reported on UFC Tonight that UFC heavyweight champion Cain Valesquez may be sidelined until 2015 because of injuries and obligations. While doctors have cleared Valesquez for a shoulder injury, his left hand is still troubling, Helwani reported. Coupled with … Continue reading →

Streetcontenders Life & Fitness Training Academy is a gym coming to Edison by year’s end that aims to get kids off the streets away from drugs, gangs and bullying to teach them hard work, discipline and self confidence. Owners Santos Lopez, … Continue reading →

The Edison-based Z-Fanatical fitness program can be performed anywhere, by anyone, in 10 minutes, co-founder Gene Zannetti said. The best bang for any fitness enthusiast’s buck is high intensity because it produces the fastest results in the shortest period of … Continue reading →

The top three fitness trends are mixed martial arts, metabolic conditioning through interval training and body leverage training, which uses bodyweight as the main form of resistance. This is according to a 2010 study by IDEA Health & Fitness Association, … Continue reading →

A unique new fitness device called HOPZ is designed to develop leg and core strength. Attaching around the waist and the ankles, with resistance bands connecting the two areas, HOPZ applies resistance to every movement. See how HOPZ works here: … Continue reading →

My colleague Mark Spivey filed the following great story at http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110327/NJNEWS/103270331/Plainfield-student-national-boxing-champion-16?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE PLAINFIELD — In giving his son an outlet for anger, Richard Johnson Sr. also gave him a venue for greatness. A flurry of fights in school several years ago … Continue reading →

Enjoy the following interviews with Team Strategic Combat of Sayreville and the South River Boxing Club as they prepare for the Golden Gloves on Saturday at the South River Knights of Columbus. Tickets are $20, $25 for ringside. Doors open … Continue reading →

A former trainer in Israel’s Elite Counter-Terrorism Unit will teach a self-defense seminar on March 13 at the borough’s Family Martial Arts Academy. In Israel, Avi Nardia trains everyone from elite military and law enforcement teams to civilians who use … Continue reading →

Professor Ricardo Almeida, owner of Ricardo Almeida BJJ in Hamilton, N.J., shares several techniques at www.zocial.tv, including the one below. Several other training clips are featured alongside it. Almeida (13-3) will fight again March 19 at UFC 128 at the … Continue reading →

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No other exercise works on strength, power, speed, stamina, endurance, agility, balance, flexibility, mind and spirit all at the same time like mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts also is the country’s fastest-growing sport and boasts the most pay-per-view sales.